Oriental plover
Charadrius veredus Gould, 1848
Status not recordedbirds
The oriental plover (Charadrius veredus) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 79 g to 95 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the oriental plover
- Weight
- 79 g – 95 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the oriental plover live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The oriental plover is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the oriental plover endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the oriental plover classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyCharadriidae
- genusCharadrius
- SpeciesCharadrius veredus Gould, 1848
Synonyms Anarhynchus veredus, Eupoda veredus
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Oriental dotterelEnglish
- SteppenregenpfeiferGerman
- Chorlito asiático grandeSpanish
- Pluvier orientalFrench
- オオチドリJapanese
- steppenplevierDutch
- batuíra-orientalPortuguese
Relatives of the oriental plover
Other species in the same genus Charadrius.

Little ringed plover
Charadrius dubius

Common ringed plover
Charadrius hiaticula

Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus

Eurasian dotterel
Charadrius morinellus

Greater sand plover
Charadrius leschenaultii

Siberian sand plover
Charadrius mongolus
CompareOriental plover vs Little ringed ploverOriental plover vs Common ringed ploverOriental plover vs Kentish ploverOriental plover vs Eurasian dotterel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the oriental plover?
An adult oriental plover weighs 79 g – 95 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the oriental plover live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the oriental plover for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the oriental plover?
The oriental plover (Charadrius veredus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
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